What’s on TV tonight? Shows to watch on Sunday 8 January – from Sherlock to Walking the Americas

Also on tonight: Dance, Dance, Dance and Endeavour

BY TV MAGAZINE

8th January 2017,12:02 am

Updated: 8th January 2017,8:57 pm

WHAT can’t you miss on TV tonight? Our guide to the must-see shows…

Sherlock, 9pm, BBC1

This modern-day Sherlock has always provided a variety of treats, from the beautifully played and written friendship at the heart of it to the floaty bits of text that have become an everyday part of our telly viewing.

Sherlock: Culverton Smith, an oily, philanthropic game-show host of a businessman, played deliciously with skin-crawling glee by Toby Jones (above)

But it has particularly excelled in its villains: deranged, childish, seemingly immortal Moriarty; reptilian, face-licking blackmailer ​​Charles Augustus Magnussen and now ​​Culverton Smith, an oily, philanthropic game-show host of a businessman, played deliciously with skin-crawling glee by Toby Jones (above).

After the shock events of last week’s opening episode, fans might be hoping for at least a moment’s respite, but The Lying Detective takes no prisoners. The emotional punches are heavyweight, the slivers of humour pitch black and the performances devastating. Best-ever episode? It could very well be.

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NEW! Endeavour, 8pm, ITV

Endeavour: Morse (Shaun Evans, right) is nervous about his sergeant’s exam, but they don’t have long to brood before a killer strikes

It’s 1967, and DI Fred Thursday (Roger Allam, left) is in a foul mood after the disappearance of his daughter.

Morse (Shaun Evans, right), meanwhile, is nervous about his sergeant’s exam, but they don’t have long to brood before a killer strikes, the victims all apparently drowned. Intriguing and stylish as ever, we’re glad this brilliant drama is back for a fourth series.

NEW! Walking The Americas 8pm c4

Walking the Americas: Levison Wood (above) is on a beach in Mexico when he begins a walk to Colombia

The first of four million steps to be taken by​ explorer Levison Wood (above) is on a beach in Mexico when he begins a walk to Colombia. He traverses wild countryside, avoiding poisonous trees, tarantulas and escaped convicts.

This is very entertaining – and the ‘you’re crazy’ reactions he gets from locals when they hear his mission​ ​are priceless.